My objective was to hurt the other fighters. I wanted to hurt them. I wanted to be merciless. Man, I was a wild thing. It’s kind of a drug, a rush.
MIKE TYSONPeople love you when you’re successful, but if you’re not, who really cares about you?
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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It’s good to know how to read, but it’s dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you’re reading.
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I could have knocked him out in the 3rd round but I wanted to do it slowly, So he would remember this night for a long time.
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As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want.
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In order to succeed greatly, you have to be prepared to fail greatly. If you can’t do both of them, you’ve got a problem.
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Destroy or be destroyed! I just love that way of life!
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You stand your ground and you perform your art. That’s what the artist does. The artist is about perfection.
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I’m a historian, and that freaks me out.
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The drug dealers, they sympathize with me. They see me as some sort of pathetic character.
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People say ‘Poor guy.’ That insults me. I despise sympathy. So I screwed up. I made some mistakes. ‘Poor guy,’ like I’m some victim. There’s nothing poor about me.
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My biggest weakness is my sensitivity. I am too sensitive a person.
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It’s unnatural to fight somebody who has nothing against you and never did anything to you or to your family, who never stole anything from you. And now you’ve got to go and try to dismantle this guy.
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I can’t change myself. I’m Mike Tyson. I’m a regular kid from the getto striving to do something positive with myself. I happen to fight well.
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I’m a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.
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When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap – people shouldn’t read that stuff.
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Money is my God. If you think God will help you then quit your job and see how much he cares.
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